Trace - E

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So after lots of hard-work, frustation, time, spending money on wrong parts; I built a robot. Its a Photovore based on NPN transistors. when its LDRs are pointed towards the floor, it becomes a line follower.

i used the following parts-

1.)  2 X 2N3904 NPN transistors

2.)  2 X Solarbotics GM9s

3.)  2 X Cds LDRs

3.)  2 X Wheels

4.) Battery holder

Follows lights

  • Actuators / output devices: 2x Solarbotics GM9
  • Control method: autonomous
  • Power source: 6V
  • Sensors / input devices: 2 x CDS Photocells
  • Target environment: indoor
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/trace-e
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i will post the circuit

i will post the circuit diagram asap

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Looks interesting…now

Looks interesting…now lets see some vid of it moving!

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oh …yeah…i forgot about

oh …yeah…i forgot about that. i’ll post a vid ASAP :slight_smile:

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nice :slight_smile:

nice :slight_smile:

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Thanx :smiley:

Thanx :smiley:

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video

i uploaded the video. And no i didnt forget the LMR logo. i will do that as sooon as i get a nice video editing software.

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Thanks for the video. It

Thanks for the video. It looks like you have a very effective little light follower. Is the line tracing mode working as well?

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I havent tried the line

I havent tried the line tracing mode yet although the motors do slow down when there’s a black piece of paper in front of their LDRs and the speed remains the same when the piece of paper is white. I will try that as soon as i think of a modification :slight_smile:

 

 

oh and a quick update - I added a power on indicator circuit.

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Nice robot,I like the

Nice robot,I like the transistors setups. Can you post the schematic please? Thanks and great job.

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thanks! yes i will do that

thanks! yes i will do that right now :slight_smile:

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Hi networkzombie,Your

Hi networkzombie,

Your circuit diagram need to be improved: Missing base resistors for the transistors, bases directly connected to 0V. I am wondering how the transistors shall drive the motors.

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LDR = Light Dependant

LDR = Light Dependant Resistor, so that takes care of the base resistors. I agree that the base of the transistors are probably not really connected to ground.

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Hi ignoblegnome,No. Please

Hi ignoblegnome,

No. Please measure the resistance of a LDR under bright light. The resistance is nearly zero. This will damage the transistor. Two base resistors with around 2kΩ should be added and the transistors are safe — even under bright sun light :slight_smile:

Instead of connecting the bases with 0V (ground), two poti’s can be added, then you can also adjust the sensitivity.

 

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Any updates on the diagram??

Any updates on the diagram?? I am very itnerested on this kind of robots